shovel
noun
an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
shoveled
-
past participleof shovel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof shovel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shovelnounan implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Every so often he bent over and paused, looking like a man who’d just shoveled out his car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The snow has been shoveled to the side, but it remains hazardous for both pedestrians and drivers, and needs an extra boost to go away in a timely fashion.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The share count will increase when newly created stock is shoveled to executives as part of their compensation or if shares are issued to help pay for acquisitions.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025
Crews wearing hazmat suits shoveled mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
Given the calumny New York previously had shoveled on Chicago, the postponement was an act of surprising grace.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
